Insiders suggest that Rahul Gandhi appreciated the Chief Minister’s coordination of the campaign and the party’s ability to swing a prestigious seat away from the BRS at a time when the Congress was facing setbacks elsewhere, particularly in Bihar.
Published Nov 16, 2025 | 11:42 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 16, 2025 | 11:42 PM
The Jubilee Hills victory has been widely interpreted within Congress circles as a personal triumph for Revanth Reddy.
Synopsis: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and senior Congress leaders met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on 15 November, to review the party’s emphatic Jubilee Hills by-election victory and its political implications. The leadership reportedly discussed voter behaviour, the strengthening of the Congress base in Hyderabad and the opportunities the win presents ahead of the approaching GHMC elections.
Buoyed by the Congress’ emphatic win in the Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and senior party leaders met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Saturday, 15 November, and reportedly discussed the political implications of the victory and the road ahead for the party in the state.
According to sources, the meeting was aimed at taking stock of the Jubilee Hills result, which has injected fresh energy into the ruling party as it completes two years in office.
The delegation that called on Rahul Gandhi included, besides Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and Naveen Yadav, who won the by-election to Jubilee Hills.
The leadership reportedly reviewed the electoral outcome, voter behaviour and the rapid consolidation of the Congress vote base in Hyderabad, a region long considered the party’s Achilles heel.
Insiders suggest that Rahul Gandhi appreciated the Chief Minister’s coordination of the campaign and the party’s ability to swing a prestigious seat away from the BRS at a time when the Congress was facing setbacks elsewhere, particularly in Bihar.
The leaders are understood to have raised the approaching GHMC elections and how the Jubilee Hills victory would help the party capture the GHMC, the most prestigious of all civic bodies.
Senior leaders underscored the need to maintain the momentum generated by the by-election victory and to use it as a springboard for organisational strengthening.
The Jubilee Hills victory has been widely interpreted within Congress circles as a personal triumph for Revanth Reddy, who spearheaded the campaign and framed it as a mandate for his governance model.
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the Telangana leadership is being seen as an acknowledgement of the Chief Minister’s rising stature.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
